Move over, slow down or face penalties The deaths last year of an Iowa firefighter, tow truck operators and others responding to emergencies are painful reminders of the risks that workers face on our roadways. That’s why the Senate Transportation Committee voted to strengthen Iowa’s “move over” law. Currently, drivers must move over and slow […]
House Approves Senate Changes the Prison Supplemental Bill On Tuesday, the House approved Senate File 2071, the FY 12 supplemental appropriations bill. When the Senate initially approved the bill, $8.5 million was appropriated to the Department of Corrections. The bill also created a third round of funding available from the Mental Health Risk Pool ($5.0 […]
Oskaloosa–It is not easy to beat a team three times in one season, but the William Penn women’s basketball team accomplished exactly that feat Thursday night with a 65-55 victory over Viterbo in the quarterfinals of the Midwest Collegiate Conference Tournament. The fourth-seeded Lady Statesmen (12-18) ended the 2011-2012 campaign for the fifth-seeded V-Hawks (10-21) […]
The following schools are delayed by 2 hours: Albia Centerville Eddyville-Blakesburg Fremont Knoxville Montezuma Ottumwa Pella Pella Christian Sigourney North Mahaska Oskaloosa Christian Pekin Lynnville-Sully
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Iowa Barnstomers Coach Mike Hohensee said he was looking forward to Wednesday, “It’s the first day of pads.” Rules for arena football state that 3 days of practice are needed before pads are used. Hohensee said that practices are going well, “we’re throwing a lot at them early”, and he says that […]
Oskaloosa–National Tournament Plan B has now unfortunately been put into effect as the second-seeded Statesmen were upset by #7 seed Grand View 93-88 in the quarterfinals of the Midwest Collegiate Conference Tournament Wednesday. With the loss, William Penn’s tournament adventure ends just as quickly as it began, but now a new, awkward chapter begins called […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Governor Branstad was in Oskaloosa on Tuesday afternoon where he was discussing, “The State’s burdensome property taxes, and his solution to stave off the $2.3 billion property tax increase that looms for Iowa in the next 8 years.” After his town hall-style meeting, we had a moment to talk with the Governor […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Homework many times is a boring experience, seeming to take up time one would rather spend doing something else. One local middle school student got a rare opportunity to sit down and talk to Lt Gov Kim Reynolds about China for a social studies project. Thanks to the Lt. Governor for taking […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Sanitarian report was the first major item of business on the Supervisors agenda for the day, with Sanitarian Eric Dursky presenting an update on the residents decision that live along Carbonado Road. They have informed Dursky as to their decisions on continuing to use septic systems or having the city put […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met with one of its largest agendas to date, that brought about a fair amount of discussion between the council members. The first item up for a motion of approval was the parking lot rental for Hy-Vee’s yearly green house. The future of the agreement between Oskaloosa and […]
